Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Collection of Documents, Authorizations and Certificates – Soldier in the 53rd Battalion – Independence War
Opening: $120
Sold for: $150
Including buyer's premium
Collection of documents, authorizations and certificate which belonged to the soldier Haim Goldstein, owner of a diamond polishing workshop in Tel-Aviv, who was enlisted to the 53rd battalion of the Givati brigade on February 1, 1948.
Among the items: * Eight passes for leaving the camp and for staying away from the camp. * Transportation voucher. * Vacation certificate. * Form from the brigade clinic. * Telegram form and a number of letters sent to Goldstein (among them a letter of encouragement and a greeting for Passover from a girl in Tel-Aviv). * Identity card. * "Notebook for the Enlisted". * "Service Notebook". * "Permanent License" for entry and exit from the camp at any time (Company 3, 53rd regiment, South Brigade). * Two photographs of Goldstein. * Other items.
Total of about 27 documents. Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition. One certificate ("Merkaz HaMifkad LeSherut Ha'am") is incomplete (a part of it is missing).
Among the items: * Eight passes for leaving the camp and for staying away from the camp. * Transportation voucher. * Vacation certificate. * Form from the brigade clinic. * Telegram form and a number of letters sent to Goldstein (among them a letter of encouragement and a greeting for Passover from a girl in Tel-Aviv). * Identity card. * "Notebook for the Enlisted". * "Service Notebook". * "Permanent License" for entry and exit from the camp at any time (Company 3, 53rd regiment, South Brigade). * Two photographs of Goldstein. * Other items.
Total of about 27 documents. Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition. One certificate ("Merkaz HaMifkad LeSherut Ha'am") is incomplete (a part of it is missing).
Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel 